Along the Sepik (1963)

Directed by

Ian Dunlop

Genre

documentary

Country

Australia

Runtime

28 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

In 1963 the film follows Kiap Barry Downes who patrols the Upper Sepik River in New Guinea on behalf of the Australian government. It shows him investigating a murder exploring spirit houses and attending ceremonial sing sings while the colonial administration brings law to the region.

observationalslow-pacedseriousinformativeausteredetached

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.